Union County, Oregon (OR)

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• • 23,45295.6%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,2545.1%Hispanic or Latino
  • 6362.6%Two or more races
  • 3371.4%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone
  • 2691.1%Asian alone
  • 2330.9%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 2020.8%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 110.04%Some other race alone

Mean price in 2017:

Detached houses: $290,973

Here:	$290,973
State:	$390,551

Townhouses or other attached units: $348,972

Here:	$348,972
State:	$331,364

In 2-unit structures: $158,655

Here:	$158,655
State:	$288,314

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $173,739

Here:	$173,739
State:	$273,421

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $214,723

Here:	$214,723
State:	$356,423

Mobile homes: $146,344

Here:	$146,344
State:	$137,934

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 2
• Burglaries: 36
• Thefts: 59
• Auto thefts: 10

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 3
• Burglaries: 33
• Thefts: 87
• Auto thefts: 9

2000 2004 2008 2012 2016

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2017: $1,798 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2017: $1,691 (0.9%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Union County is $427 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $563 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $821 a month.

Cities in this county include: La Grande, Union, Elgin, Island City, Cove, North Powder, Imbler, Starkey, Summerville.

2018 air pollution in Union County:

Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 5.2 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Below U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Caledonia County, Vermont , Columbia County , Piscataquis County, Maine , Campbell County, South Dakota , Sweet Grass County, Montana .

Current college students: 2,077
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 93.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 25.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,035 (34.2% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 2142010 or later
• 4282000 to 2009
• 1671990 to 1999
• 1471980 to 1989
• 371970 to 1979
• 145Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 16.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 93.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 7,960
• One, attached: 278
• Two: 414
• 3 or 4: 364
• 5 to 9: 308
• 10 to 19: 383
• 20 to 49: 251
• 50 or more: 209
• Mobile homes: 1,665
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7

Housing units in Union County with a mortgage: 3,804 (74 second mortgage, 244 home equity loan, 15 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,960

Religion statistics for Union County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Union County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Oregon Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3228: September 07, 2005, FEMA Id: 3228, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Oregon Severe Winter Storms, Incident Period: December 26, 2003 to January 14, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1510: February 19, 2004, FEMA Id: 1510, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Oregon Severe Storms/Flooding, Incident Period: February 04, 1996 to February 21, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1099: February 09, 1996, FEMA Id: 1099, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Oregon Drought, Incident Period: April 29, 1977, Emergency Declared EM-3039: April 29, 1977, FEMA Id: 3039, Natural disaster type: Drought
• Oregon Heavy Rains & Flooding, Incident Period: December 24, 1964, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-184: December 24, 1964, FEMA Id: 184, Natural disaster type: Flood, Heavy Rain

7.05% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($39,185 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.47% relocated from other counties in Oregon ($17,928 average AGI)
3.58% relocated from other states ($21,257 average AGI)

Union County:	3.58%
Oregon average:	4.41%

from Umatilla County, OR	0.59% ($29,875 average AGI)
from Baker County, OR	0.46% ($29,860)
from Multnomah County, OR	0.29% ($37,259)
from Clackamas County, OR	0.25% ($46,292)
from Ada County, ID	0.24% ($28,522)
from Washington County, OR	0.23% ($44,909)
from Deschutes County, OR	0.22% ($26,571)

6.22% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($43,292 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.30% relocated to other counties in Oregon ($19,804 average AGI)
2.92% relocated to other states ($23,488 average AGI)

Union County:	2.92%
Oregon average:	3.05%

to Umatilla County, OR	0.54% ($32,647 average AGI)
to Baker County, OR	0.49% ($35,978)
to Wallowa County, OR	0.29% ($32,444)
to Ada County, ID	0.25% ($31,826)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 9.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 3.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.5

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Union County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Household type by relationship:

• In family households: 20,253 (3,420 male householders, 3,245 female householders)

  5,334 spouses, 6,581 children (5,847 natural, 293 adopted, 429 stepchildren), 418 grandchildren, 134 brothers or sisters, 249 parents, 178 other relatives, 650 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 5,507 (1,772 male householders (1,141 living alone)), 2,061 female householders (1,643 living alone)), 1,676 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 801

Size of family households: 3,442 2-persons, 1,388 3-persons, 975 4-persons, 457 5-persons, 229 6-persons, 173 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,786 1-person, 725 2-persons, 196 3-persons, 105 4-persons, 14 5-persons.

3,458 married couples with children.
1,604 single-parent households (385 men, 1,219 women).

94.9% of residents of Union speak English at home.
2.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
1.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (70% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $157,934,000 ($6,471 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $7,625,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $69,474,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $33,857,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,219,000
Federal grants: $26,904,000
Federal procurement contracts: $10,458,000 ($72,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $14,023,000 ($4,165,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,314,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $13,534,000
Federal Government insurance: $25,023,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-20 per 1000 residents
State:	+21 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.72 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Union County, Oregon
• 4042014 or later
• 3392010 to 2013
• 8782000 to 2009
• 1,2241990 to 1999
• 1,3361980 to 1989
• 2,6471970 to 1979
• 8961960 to 1969
• 7921950 to 1959
• 6501940 to 1949
• 2,8431939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Union County, Oregon

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Union County, Oregon
• 441 room
• 842 rooms
• 2233 rooms
• 1,0034 rooms
• 1,5605 rooms
• 1,3506 rooms
• 9237 rooms
• 6438 rooms
• 9469+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Union County, Oregon
• 1501 room
• 1892 rooms
• 5393 rooms
• 1,3434 rooms
• 5745 rooms
• 5446 rooms
• 1857 rooms
• 888 rooms
• 1179+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Union County, Oregon

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Union County, Oregon
• 42no bedroom
• 2441 bedroom
• 1,4432 bedrooms
• 3,5273 bedrooms
• 1,0904 bedrooms
• 4065+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Union County, Oregon
• 171no bedroom
• 5871 bedroom
• 1,7812 bedrooms
• 9413 bedrooms
• 1844 bedrooms
• 585+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Union County, Oregon in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Union County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 237no vehicle
• 1,3371 vehicle
• 2,4912 vehicles
• 1,7383 vehicles
• 6364 vehicles
• 3555+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Union County in renter-occupied apartments
• 340no vehicle
• 1,7081 vehicle
• 1,1062 vehicles
• 4193 vehicles
• 1544 vehicles
• 305+ vehicles

81.1% of Union County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 53% lived in Oregon.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 15,084
• Other state: 10,188
• Northeast: 494
• Midwest: 1,763
• South: 1,202
• West: 6,727

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 510
• Number of aged recipients: 47
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 463
• Number of recipients under 18: 69
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 349
• Number of recipients older than 64: 92
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 208
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 214

Union County on our top lists:

• #97 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"